Eugene OR

EUGENE, Ore. — The late César Chavez, one of the nation's most prominent civil rights leaders, is being accused of sexual abuse. Dolores Huerta, who co-founded United Farm Workers of America with Chavez, says the labor leader once manipulated and pressured her into sex and, in a second encounter, forced her to sleep...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A group of Oregon nonprofits is suing the crowdfunding website GoFundMe after it allegedly used artificial intelligence to create accounts in their names without their knowledge. The lawsuit, filed March 11 in U.S. District Court in Eugene, accuses GoFundMe of falsely leading donors to...

EUGENE, Ore. - Kelly's Home Center has opened a new appliance and mattress showroom on Green Acres Road in Eugene. This new location is in the Delta Oaks Shopping Center, where the Joann Fabric and Crafts store used to be. Owner and operator Jeff Kelly is enthusiastic about the new...

A three-vehicle wreck caused backups in the area of 42nd and Main in Springfield on Tuesday afternoon.

EUGENE, Ore. — A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after authorities investigated a reported stolen truck, the Eugene Police Department said. At 11:59 a.m. on March 18, Central Lane 911 received a call from a person who had their Toyota Tacoma work truck stolen at knifepoint in the 3600 block of W. 11th Avenue....

Decorated in soft lighting and wooden accents, Kin Clothing Exchange is curated in a chaotic yet familiar style, evoking the comfort and ease of someone’s bedroom more than the neat rows of racks found in larger, corporate-owned secondhand stores. It’s an intriguing mix of casual curation and a careful mess.

SWEET HOME, Ore. — A dog stranded on a cliff above a river in Sweet Home was safely rescued Tuesday in a coordinated effort involving local police, search and rescue crews and community members, authorities said. Officers with the Sweet Home Police Department (SHPD) initially responded Monday night to...

EUGENE, Ore. — Lane Community College says staffing changes and program cuts are coming and is set to present more details on its budget plan Wednesday night at its Board of Education work session. The college says it's planning to cut programs like Health Information Management and Criminal Justice,...

EUGENE, Ore. - A carjacking incident that occurred on Wednesday morning in west Eugene ended with the vehicle recovered and a suspect in custody, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said police responded at 11:59 a.m. on March 18 to a Toyota Tacoma that was reportedly stolen at...

EUGENE, Ore. — Drivers in Eugene are being urged to find another way around a crash that has shut down a busy off-ramp on OR Hwy 569, ODOT reported around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. The eastbound Exit 13 off-ramp on OR 569, also known as the Beltline, is closed due...